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Poaceae — Grass Family

743 species · Plants

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Lachnagrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Trin.

Lachnagrostis filiformis, or Pacific bent grass, is a tufted perennial grass native to Australia, New Zealand and Pacific islands.

Lagurus ovatus L.

Lagurus ovatus is an annual Mediterranean grass that has naturalized across parts of northwestern Europe, and is susceptible to barley mild mosaic bymovirus.

Lamarckia aurea (L.) Moench

Lamarckia aurea is an annual golden-flowered grass native to the Mediterranean region, naturalized and invasive in some other areas.

Leersia hexandra Sw.

Leersia hexandra Sw. is an aquatic/semi-aquatic perennial grass with ecological roles, uses, and phytoremediation potential.

Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw.

Leersia oryzoides, rice cutgrass, is a widespread rhizomatous perennial grass sometimes used for erosion control and wetland restoration.

Leersia virginica Willd.

Leersia virginica (whitegrass) is a perennial grass native to eastern North America, distinguishable from rice cutgrass by multiple morphological traits.

Leptochloa crinita (Lag.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow

Leptochloa crinita, or false Rhodes grass, is an American perennial poaceous grass used for forage and revegetation.

Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst.

Leymus arenarius is a sand-loving European coastal grass used for thatching, sand stabilization, and historically as food.

Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) Á.Löve

Leymus cinereus is a perennial bunchgrass native to western North America with traditional uses and cultivars for land management.

Leymus condensatus (J.Presl) Á.Löve

Leymus condensatus, or Canyon Prince, is a drought-tolerant perennial bunchgrass wild rye from western North America in the grass family.

Leymus innovatus (Beal) Pilg.

Leymus innovatus is a perennial rhizomatous grass that is often a dominant understory species in lodgepole pine forests.

Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg.

Leymus mollis is a coastal dune grass native to Northern Asia and North America, used for dune stabilization and traditional crafts and medicine.

Leymus racemosus (Lam.) Tzvelev

Leymus racemosus, or mammoth wild rye, is a perennial wild rye that provides useful stress-resistance genes for improving wheat cultivation.

Leymus triticoides (Buckley) Pilg.

Leymus triticoides is a rhizomatous perennial North American grass used for grazing, erosion control, and habitat restoration.

Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh.

Lolium arundinaceum, or tall fescue, is a perennial European grass widely used for forage, turf and soil conservation.

Lolium giganteum (L.) Darbysh.

Lolium giganteum, or giant fescue, is a loosely tufted perennial grass that grows best in moist, shaded areas on heavy soils.

Lolium multiflorum Lam.

Lolium multiflorum is a European grass cultivated for forage that can become a herbicide-resistant invasive weed.

Lolium perenne L.

Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass) is a common grass widely used for pasture, turf, and lawns, native to Eurasia and North Africa.

Lolium pratense (Huds.) Darbysh.

Lolium pratense, or meadow fescue, is a perennial bunchgrass found in damp grasslands across an expanded range from historic agricultural planting.

Lolium rigidum Gaudin

Lolium rigidum Gaudin is an annual grass native to the Mediterranean, grown as forage in Australia but often a damaging invasive weed.

Lygeum spartum Loefl. ex L.

Lygeum spartum is a perennial grass native to southern Europe and North Africa, used for fibre, fodder and land rehabilitation.

Macrochloa tenacissima (L.) Kunth

Macrochloa tenacissima, also called esparto grass, is a perennial grass native to dry regions of the western Mediterranean, harvested for its useful fiber.

Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs

Megathyrsus maximus is a variable, hardy grass with multiple agricultural uses for livestock forage.

Melica altissima L.

Melica altissima is a Poaceae species naturalized in Ontario, Oklahoma, and New York in North America.

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